Going open-source as a VC-Backed company

• gitlab

  455 - -

  I'm not sure I personally agree with this, and I'm not 100% sure the developer community at-large does either...

  Let's take a few examples, which I've shared elsewhere in similar discussions:

  - GitLab: Open Source or Open Core? Most would say Open Source, but (I assume) you would argue Open Core [0].

  - Plausible: Open Source or Open Core? They say Open Source, but it's actually Open Core [1].

  - Cal.com: Open Source or Open Core? They say Open Source, but once again, Open Core [2].

  - Posthog: Open Source or Open Core? They say Open Source, still Open Core [3].

  - Sidekiq: Open Source or Open Core? Once again: Open Core [4].

  Yet, every dev I know would consider these projects Open Source. So there's a disconnect somewhere.

  Under this mindset, very few open source startups are actually open source, yet everybody says they are?

  I'm not trying to argue either way; I'm trying to point out a disconnect here.

  [0]: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/blob/master/ee/LICENS...

  [1]: https://github.com/plausible/analytics/blob/2dd2f058d1dcae6f...

  [2]: https://github.com/calcom/cal.com/blob/main/packages/feature...

  [3]: https://github.com/PostHog/posthog/blob/master/ee/LICENSE

  [4]: https://github.com/sidekiq/sidekiq/blob/main/COMM-LICENSE.tx...

• SaaSHub

  www.saashub.com featured

  SaaSHub - Software Alternatives and Reviews. SaaSHub helps you find the best software and product alternatives

  

• Plausible Analytics

  314 19,891 9.8 Elixir

  Simple, open source, lightweight (< 1 KB) and privacy-friendly web analytics alternative to Google Analytics.

  

  I'm not sure I personally agree with this, and I'm not 100% sure the developer community at-large does either...

  Let's take a few examples, which I've shared elsewhere in similar discussions:

  - GitLab: Open Source or Open Core? Most would say Open Source, but (I assume) you would argue Open Core [0].

  - Plausible: Open Source or Open Core? They say Open Source, but it's actually Open Core [1].

  - Cal.com: Open Source or Open Core? They say Open Source, but once again, Open Core [2].

  - Posthog: Open Source or Open Core? They say Open Source, still Open Core [3].

  - Sidekiq: Open Source or Open Core? Once again: Open Core [4].

  Yet, every dev I know would consider these projects Open Source. So there's a disconnect somewhere.

  Under this mindset, very few open source startups are actually open source, yet everybody says they are?

  I'm not trying to argue either way; I'm trying to point out a disconnect here.

  [0]: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/blob/master/ee/LICENS...

  [1]: https://github.com/plausible/analytics/blob/2dd2f058d1dcae6f...

  [2]: https://github.com/calcom/cal.com/blob/main/packages/feature...

  [3]: https://github.com/PostHog/posthog/blob/master/ee/LICENSE

  [4]: https://github.com/sidekiq/sidekiq/blob/main/COMM-LICENSE.tx...

• cal.com

  169 31,688 10.0 TypeScript

  Scheduling infrastructure for absolutely everyone.

  

  I'm not sure I personally agree with this, and I'm not 100% sure the developer community at-large does either...

  Let's take a few examples, which I've shared elsewhere in similar discussions:

  - GitLab: Open Source or Open Core? Most would say Open Source, but (I assume) you would argue Open Core [0].

  - Plausible: Open Source or Open Core? They say Open Source, but it's actually Open Core [1].

  - Cal.com: Open Source or Open Core? They say Open Source, but once again, Open Core [2].

  - Posthog: Open Source or Open Core? They say Open Source, still Open Core [3].

  - Sidekiq: Open Source or Open Core? Once again: Open Core [4].

  Yet, every dev I know would consider these projects Open Source. So there's a disconnect somewhere.

  Under this mindset, very few open source startups are actually open source, yet everybody says they are?

  I'm not trying to argue either way; I'm trying to point out a disconnect here.

  [0]: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/blob/master/ee/LICENS...

  [1]: https://github.com/plausible/analytics/blob/2dd2f058d1dcae6f...

  [2]: https://github.com/calcom/cal.com/blob/main/packages/feature...

  [3]: https://github.com/PostHog/posthog/blob/master/ee/LICENSE

  [4]: https://github.com/sidekiq/sidekiq/blob/main/COMM-LICENSE.tx...

• PostHog

  107 21,229 10.0 Python

  🦔 PostHog provides open-source product analytics, session recording, feature flagging and A/B testing that you can self-host.

  

  I'm not sure I personally agree with this, and I'm not 100% sure the developer community at-large does either...

  Let's take a few examples, which I've shared elsewhere in similar discussions:

  - GitLab: Open Source or Open Core? Most would say Open Source, but (I assume) you would argue Open Core [0].

  - Plausible: Open Source or Open Core? They say Open Source, but it's actually Open Core [1].

  - Cal.com: Open Source or Open Core? They say Open Source, but once again, Open Core [2].

  - Posthog: Open Source or Open Core? They say Open Source, still Open Core [3].

  - Sidekiq: Open Source or Open Core? Once again: Open Core [4].

  Yet, every dev I know would consider these projects Open Source. So there's a disconnect somewhere.

  Under this mindset, very few open source startups are actually open source, yet everybody says they are?

  I'm not trying to argue either way; I'm trying to point out a disconnect here.

  [0]: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/blob/master/ee/LICENS...

  [1]: https://github.com/plausible/analytics/blob/2dd2f058d1dcae6f...

  [2]: https://github.com/calcom/cal.com/blob/main/packages/feature...

  [3]: https://github.com/PostHog/posthog/blob/master/ee/LICENSE

  [4]: https://github.com/sidekiq/sidekiq/blob/main/COMM-LICENSE.tx...

• Sidekiq

  95 13,147 9.1 Ruby

  Simple, efficient background processing for Ruby

  

  I'm not sure I personally agree with this, and I'm not 100% sure the developer community at-large does either...

  Let's take a few examples, which I've shared elsewhere in similar discussions:

  - GitLab: Open Source or Open Core? Most would say Open Source, but (I assume) you would argue Open Core [0].

  - Plausible: Open Source or Open Core? They say Open Source, but it's actually Open Core [1].

  - Cal.com: Open Source or Open Core? They say Open Source, but once again, Open Core [2].

  - Posthog: Open Source or Open Core? They say Open Source, still Open Core [3].

  - Sidekiq: Open Source or Open Core? Once again: Open Core [4].

  Yet, every dev I know would consider these projects Open Source. So there's a disconnect somewhere.

  Under this mindset, very few open source startups are actually open source, yet everybody says they are?

  I'm not trying to argue either way; I'm trying to point out a disconnect here.

  [0]: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/blob/master/ee/LICENS...

  [1]: https://github.com/plausible/analytics/blob/2dd2f058d1dcae6f...

  [2]: https://github.com/calcom/cal.com/blob/main/packages/feature...

  [3]: https://github.com/PostHog/posthog/blob/master/ee/LICENSE

  [4]: https://github.com/sidekiq/sidekiq/blob/main/COMM-LICENSE.tx...

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